Airship



1. W. BOUGHTON.

msm?. v APPLICATION FlLED IULY l5. |916.

` '11,304,654. f Patented May2731919.

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j f if ship with means 5,10

v.l'iropeller of the ship.

.50; i Similar numerals of reference indicate corf miran Asfin'rns PATENT onirica.

yJOHN W. BOUGHTON, OF

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Amsiiir.

Beit 'known that LJoHN lV. BoUsH'roia,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and vcounty lof Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new an useful Airshp, of'which the following is a specification.

Myinvention consists in providing an air for changing the angularity of the propeller or .propellers thereof for purposes requiringthe same.

' It consists also of the construction of the propeller supporting member whereby it is light and strong and furthermore braced to increase its strength.

It consists also of means for causing vthe various rshafts employed to run with ease,

with less friction, greater uniformity and f lessfnoise than heretofore.

` .It consists also of Ydetails of construction as will be hereinafter set forth.

, VThe inventionvis satisfactorily illustrated but the imried,and soV it is to be understood that the a perspective view of an air shipeinbodying my invention.

1' Fig. 2 represents apartial plan view, and

'parti-al horizontal section of 'detached portions on anve'nlarged'y scale. Y

y Figi 'represents, a perspective view of one of the planesfof the ship andv its operativemechanism. v Y f ,e Fig;4,represents 'a partial side elevation and partial section. of portions of the gearingemployed .forchan g theangle of the Fig, 5 represents a .section of Aa portion on isle ,agarra e.

V'Fig'. `6represent`s ra front elevation of ,portion of the-ship.

Fig; Z represents a/plan view of a portion of Fig. 6 onanlenlarged scale. 4 Y

'Fig'. 8 represents 'a partial side elevation and partial section of a modification of gealil'gcmployed. .Y *.fFig. 9 represents la'longitudinal.section of a portion cfa 'pontoon employed. j

respondjngparts in the figures. l Y

" Therpresent appl cation is a continuation inQpart 'off my prlor application Serial No.

be va Referring to the drawings,

' 1 designates the frame of the air ship, and 2 designates a cabin mounted thereon, said cabin being provided with port holes 3 for the guns 4 which are supported in theV cabin in any suitable manner, said cabin being also adapted to contain cannoneers, passengers, supplies, etc.

Rising from the front of the frame above said cabin Vare the standards 5, on which is mounted the forward end of the horizontally arranged plane 6 which is adapted Ito turn or swing on said standards and so change its angularity as desired. In order to operate said plane there are connected pivotally with the rear end thereof the links 7,

secured in the hanger 9, the central one hav-- ing rigid connection with hanger depending from swinging plane 6, the lower vmember of the central link 7 having rigidly connected with it the link 11, the forward'member of which is passed vertically through an opening 12 in the roof of the cabin and extends into the latter where it is pivotally connected with the lever 13 whosel axis y14 is mounted on suitable walls in the cabin, said lever carrying the latch or dog 15 whose point isadapted to enter either of the teeth of the toothed sector 16 which is secured within thecabin, it being seen that when said dog 15 is disengaged from jsaid sector 16 the lever 13 may be moved, whereby the connected links and said shaft, the said rock shaft may raise or lower the rear endl of the plane 6 and so adjust thelatter in desired angularity, after which the dog is en'- gaged with the respective tooth of the sector, and so the plane is'controlled in its adjustment;l Y

It will be seen that Ia plane and its operating mechanism may be applied to the rear portion of the frame or other portion thereof thus providing a plurality of planes for the ship.

17 designates the propellers. of the ship, the same being respectively at Vthe fore and aft ofthe frames 18, said frames being on opposite sides of the cabinv and being duplicated at the'bow and stern portions of the ship.

The kframes 18 are of skeleton form whereby they are light in structure and pointed at their frontv and rear ends so as to easily penetrate the air, their sides 19 the shaft 10 of the y i of the frames 18.

on the respec= ytheV 'cap V36 :formed with the frames 185on oppositelsidesthereof '75 t i a strong structure.

It will benoticed-inFig. -2 that one Y i against the! outerfsideof plates 48 is braced so as to receive the inward 4thrust of 'the' tie topass through `the Vsector 37.V For this p`ur-`V pose the 1bodyof said sector iscut away or opening 30, therethrough,`

rods Vfor strengthening purposes z so the adjacent ends of the tie rodsj-requrirei,

the upright Vmembers V30. Keyed-0r other-l `said collars, Y shaft'26 passing freely.,throughfsaldk sleeves.

' Y ball bearings 341011" and precisionand comparatively Ynoiselessv Y on their bearings, it;beingfnoticedalsothat Y the driving shaft 26 h`as ball bearings.AV 1

A 37, therteeth whereof are ofthe Vorder of portion V41 of the frame 1 of: the

Y Vbeing geared over tothe ,hand wheelV 44V by '33, and Yconsequently toffthe 18 j Vwhereby. said' "sleeves" Yandlframef turn on V 'englesat which the Y ing-with said driving shaft and-the' rttqn ofthe propellers. Y; Y Y

Y theirv connection withthe sleevesthere 1 are'secured tol the zendsof said` framesthe Y f driving shaft 26which .has ball bearings on heads 27 in the respective sides of the frame 18, said shaftreceiving' power fby suitable mechanism 28 from ther engine 29 of the ship, it beingfevident that said power isT transmitted to the propellers 17 so that the latter are properly rotatedfor the'propul-V sion ofthe'ship. The driving shaft 26 has ball see Fig.u4, th'e width" of said opening',beingV sufficient to allow the sector to be rotated Y, in either directionwithout interferenc et of j the tie rods, A as the extent of rotation; of'Vv lj t the'sector sflimitedlfv" f Y. sof? In Fig.8 I *showa worm and'yvormwheelfik Y gearing,5`15intermediate of jtheslian'd'wheelffl 441-andgs'haftf42 for Vop"erating 1 ;helatte'r5v in; lieu ofY thibcv-elpinionv gearing 45,)in'fEig. 7 V f `Ontheleft sideofiFigg Irshowgfalplu wise connected with the heads 27 of' the ralityfofbevel pinions" 5'2connectedwith?V i frames 18 by the'collars 31 on saidlieads Vthe,thirnble;52* which isffeathercdf onlthef-' Y and bolts V32 are the sleeves'3r3, `saidbolts Vshaft Y42 whereby said-pinionsc52may1beNv t jjj Y passingthroughthe latter andtightening on moved to andffrom fthe.bevel pinionf43rgon`-' the side .portionsfof thefdriving the leftfhand shaft39, andthiis the olgp'os ite"90V sleeves33 in whichithe'drivi'r'1gYY s liaftf26fis 1 containedmay be'rotatediin'samefdirectioii, fi; i"

orV in reverse direction, 'sothat in gtlie'posii. tioiifof parts bearings on terminals of ther-sleeves" 33 have the adjacent portions of `26,'itfbeing evident that; c named may Vrunwith ease 1 Y The outer asslio'wnin said'fFig, 7,bothj c i c propeller's' "may bel made :to s' assume at-one 95Y `A` time. the same Y singularity, Ybui-iiiYY another Y case, 'it mayfbe Y nece'ssaryl,to lower one Y, ofthepropellers 'and ifaise theother propeller i l in which latter. case i the thimble V5 2 shifted"whereby the lefthand'jpinionjl' thrown in gearingwith the ilefthandf'pinion V- 43, andfso the leftliand'shaftfisireveijsed g them 'are the worinso38`each ofwhose shafts in rotation' lby-jtliehha'nd Vwhe'elf44jbut" the Y, Y 39 isrmoul'ited in bracket V40 onthe adjacent I pi'nionA 43"@V on.V the ri'glitfhand-liribflthe' f f; f

ship, said Y shaft 42remainsinjgearwiththeadjacent 1b5` shaft; being gearedV over to fthe shaft 42 byY Y pinion-43 and thusthejshaft 39 on therighi?V Y Y the intermediate; pini'onsf43, Qsajidfshaft; 42- YYside'of4 `l1`i,g' .g7 niaygfbenotatedlvinthe direc#` tion as before; by said fhandzwhee144, andf s ff so said sleeves 33freceive rotatioirinV reverse l directions,

the driving Yshaft the several shafts Secured to the inn'er ends of the sleeves 33k 'I are the capswhich carry the toothed sectors sito l the segment of afworm'wheeL- and engaging the intermediaterpinions 45.- z

It will now be seen that by 4operating theY wheel* 44 motion will bef communicated'y 'byl the intermediate" mechanism toV the Ysleeves and the shafts ofthe .propellersfV110'v '7" are Ara'is'edpr tipped reverse fdirectins.V Y' ',Onthe neck Vof;the, thimble" 'f52l 'freelyfitted one endioftlierfodrwhoseouter end; Y' l is pivotallyflconnected 'withthe leverf 5`4"gy s which ismou'ltedon'theftoothed-r-sector 55,1115' thelatter being secured,toaproperrportion, ofthe frame land being.*adaptdQtoQ-have saidleverlocked'sofas tolretain thet liii n"blfej Yi l' 52,X` andfits pinions in theirfsetfpositi; In order to strengthen the.- poslftiorio ffthe. 1V

the 'driving shaft "26"and soA changefth'e/ .propellers maybe pre-V sented to therratmosp'he're Yfor purposes .re-7"' quiring the saine, without, li'oweveninterfer-y n.

frame thatjsuppo'rts the cabin and-adjacent'- members' of Vthel shipnI employthefgtransL-Q `s verse beam 56 and' thejstruts 57 which -latter InV order to truss or lbrace the tiered being ,formedf Vthe latterxbeing connected V with plates 48 y on Vthe outer terminals theysleeves33, each connected. with V buckles Q49 l whereby the rod may be adjusted and tightened, -it being t evident that the tie rodsstiifen and brace the` YposeV stated; n insections which fare f f beam ,56, forming a strongtrussgfor ltlfe-piir5fV if one section is fractured or destroyed the other sections will be sufficient for floating the ship.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In an air ship, a propeller, a swinging frame on which the'shaft of said propeller frame, a driving frame, gearing for said driving shaft and is mounted, heads on the ends of said frame, sleeves connected with the sides of said shaft in said sleeves andI propeller shaft, and tie-rods extending from the end heads of said frame to the outer 'terminals of said sleeves and connected therewith.

2. In an air ship, a propeller, a swinging y Yframe on which the shaft of said propeller tso t frame, gearing for is mounted, heads on the ends of said frame, sleeves connected with the sides of said frame, a driving shaft in said sleeves and said driving shaft and propeller shaft, tie-rods extending from the end heads of said frame to the outer terminals of said sleeves and connected therewith, and means for adjusting the tension of said tie-rods. Y

3. In an air ship, a propeller, a swinging frame on which the shaft of said propeller is mounted, a driving shaft on said frame geared with the propeller shaft, sleeves connected with the sides of said frame, said drivin shaft occupying said sleeve, mechanism or turning said frame, a motor for Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the operating said driving shaft, plates on the outer terminals of said sleeves, and tie-rods connected with said plates passing freely through said mechanism and connected with said frame.

4. In an air ship, a propeller, a swinging frame on which the shaft of said propeller is mounted, a sleeve connected with said frame, a driving shaft in said sleeve and frame, intermeshing gearing on said driving and propeller shafts, a motor for said driving shaft, and nearing including a rotatable toothed member adapted to turn said sleeve and consequently said frame, anda tie-rod connected withsaid frame and sleeve, said toothed member being adapted to have said tie-rod pass freely through the same.

5. In an air ship, a driving shaft mounted thereon, frames on opposite sides of the ship swingingly mounted on said shaft, propellers mounted on said frames and geared with said shaft, sleeves connected with said frames and adapted to be mounted on said shaft, a motor, means for communicating the power of said motor to said shaft, a countershaft, a hand controlled device for operating the latter, shafts intermediate of said countershaft and sleeves, and intermeshing gearing for said shafts, certain of said gearing being shiftable, and hand controlled means for operating the shiftable gearing whereby the direction of rotation of said sleeves may be in unison inthe same direction, or in reversed directions independently of each other. Y

JOHN W. BOUGI-ITON. Witnesses:

J oHN A. WmDnRsI-IEIM, N. BUssINeER.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, '.D. C." 

